heart on fire
Unicode: 2764 FE0F 200D 1F525
Description
A heart on fire, depicted as a red heart with orange and red flames emanating from the top.
Group:
Smileys & Emotion > heart
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents passionate love, intense desire, strong attraction, or burning infatuation. It signifies love that is fiery, ardent, or deeply emotional.
Backstory
This emoji sequence combines 'Red Heart' (2764) with 'Heart' (FE0F) and 'Zapper' (1F525 - fire symbol) via a Zero Width Joiner (200D) to create the 'Heart on Fire' emoji. It was approved as part of Unicode 13.0 in 2020 and added to Emoji 13.0.
Usage Examples
- Expressing intense love: 'I'm so in love with you! ❤️🔥'
- Showing strong desire: 'I want that so badly! ❤️🔥'
- Reacting to something amazing: 'That performance was 🔥❤️🔥'
- Describing passionate feelings: 'My heart is on fire for you. ❤️🔥'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to express passionate romantic love, intense affection, or being 'on fire' for someone or something. Can also imply strong enthusiasm or excitement.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage to Western culture, emphasizing deep passion and intensity in relationships or strong interest in something.